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Postal Service asks for help responding to letters to Santa

The U.S. Postal Service needs a little help spreading some Christmas cheer to those who need it most.

by Ethan Sacks / Dec.06.2017 / 5:15 PM ET / Source: TODAY

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The North Pole could use some more of Santa's little helpers — this year as much as ever. And the U.S. Postal Service is stepping in to help.

Continuing a 105-year-tradition, the USPS launched another season of its Operation Santa program, calling on volunteers to "adopt" deserving children and families who have written to Santa Claus and respond.

The post office is asking the public to help respond to Dear Santa letters this month. Shutterstock

The volunteer elves provide a written response to hopeful kids, signed by St. Nick. And this year, the program will include letters sent in from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

And that's not the only change this year: As part of a pilot program, New York-area volunteer elves can sift through digital letters via the USPS Operation Santa website at delivercheer.com.